EveryDay Matters Challenge #185 - Draw a Cat

I've never had a cat and generally I'm not too fond of them, being a bird lover. One of my pet peeves is neighbourhood cats coming into our garden and lying in wait for the birds at our feeders. So far there haven't been any murders (that I know of), but anytime I see a cat in the garden I chase it away if I can. I guess it's too much to hope that they'll learn they're not welcome here!

I don't hate cats, really. Sometimes they can be pretty, or cute. I remember my grandmother's Burmese cats and how I was fascinated by them as a child. They were very aloof if they didn't know you, but I thought they were beautiful and mysterious.

This pencil drawing is based on a lovely Flickr photo by duluoz_cats.

EDM Challenge #184 - Draw a Bench

This is the bench on our patio right outside our back door. It's a nice place to sit and look at the garden, and we also use it to rest and take off our boots after a walk with the dogs. The wall is actually straight, not curved. ;-) While I was sketching it was very windy and cold, and started to rain. This is August???

I'm still trying to sketch something every day, but I haven't done much that is postable because I've been spending more time on watercolours. I know they say watercolours are challenging, but for some reason I didn't think it would be quite so difficult. When I painted in the past it was acrylics, and watercolour is a completely different animal. I'm having fun though, splashing the paint around and going through various books and videos. Hopefully before too long I'll have something I like well enough to post. In the meantime, I'll keep sketching. :-)